The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-26

The Jacksonville Morning Ne,es of yesterday
reports at length the proceedings of q meeting OF
the Board of Trade, at which the matter under
discussion was the ways and means Of making
tina, city the place Of handling and shipping the
cotton crop If Florida. To this end the erection
of a cotton press and warehouses is contempla-
ted, the bankers of the city having expressed
their willingness TO cooperate in any business
like scheme that may be carried through,
though nothing definite has yet been accsm'
plished The Nescs says: Colonel +. b. Papy
General Traffic Manager of the F. X. Il n. Co..
has also been quietly al work in this direction
for a long time and states that having been IN
strumental in giving Jacksonville a direct steam
ship line, he will not rest until he sees the cotton
that is grown in Florida marketed in its com
mercial metropolis"
Mr. Campbell, of Cincinnati. inventor of the
Campbell Cotton Compress" MIR. j. a. Nc
Duffie, General Freight and Passenger Agent OF
the Brunswick and Western Railroad, and Mr.
J. S. Coles, cotton buyer, of Brunswick, were
present and addressed the meeting. We quote
Mr. Campbell, of Cincinnati, having given his ex
perience with one of his cotton presses which he es
tablished five years ago at Pens lcola, and explain
ing the reason of its failure, because that port
too far removed from the cotton markets OF the
world. He suggested the esi adjustment OF cotton
press at Tallahassee for the pre-, from the fact thai
that about the centre OF the Florida cotton belt
by doing the railway company would pay for the
COMPRISING because they could then ship to this
city just double the amount AT one time when com
pressed that they could do if impressed. In the
course of probably two years more presses
would probably have to be put up an very prob
ably one at Jacksonville. The cotton planters al
hence he suggested Tallahassee for the first pres:
because it would be and would intercept The
Chattahoochee valley cotton before it reached any
Georgia compress.
Col Daniel, President of the Board of Trade
made appeal to the business men of Jacks0nvill,
to foster the trade of Middle Florida in every pos
sible way. He looked upon that country as one o.
| the most valuable sections Of the State. He knew
that about thirty years ago it Was the garden spot
of the State, and while its rcverses some years
were great, the people he believed, had got beyond
many of these difficulties, they were enterprsing
energetic and pushing and he believed they deSirct
to do their business at Jacksonville, and Will,
| from force of circumstances they had been com
PEELED TO trade largely at Savannah, they were mo-
to be blamed. Jacksonville must take the initiative
! and he trusted this matter would not rest unit
something tangible was accomplished
Col. Daniel concluded his earnest speech by NOV
| ing that this matt presented by Messr.: Coles
| Campbell and McDutfie be referred to the Board o
| Trade Committee on Commercial Relations ant
Rural Industries, and that they be requested to Civ
| 1t their earnest consideration aud endeavor to re
| port at tue next regular meeting of the Board o
Trade which takes place on wednesday next, jun
| lst
Messrs. Campbell, McDutfie and Coles accom-
panied Col. Papy to Tallahassee, and with then
met number of our citizens yesterday to dis
cuss the matter of erecting a cotton press here
1t seems to be the opinion OF Tullahasseans tina
if they invest in this enterprise it should be un
der the condition that Mr.. Campbell shall ne
put up one of his presses at any point within
specified distance from Tallahassee